Ath Bilbao vs Real Sociedad Prediction & Betting Tips (13 January)

This Basque derby should keep all its promises this Saturday January 13 at 6:30 p.m. in San Mamés between Athletic Bilbao, 4th, and Real Sociedad, 6th, during this 20th day of La Liga. Athletic Bilbao, member of the Top 4, is only 3 units from the podium and FC Barcelona. This first half of the season has been completely successful for Ernesto Valverde's players who have not experienced defeat since October 22 and a 1-0 defeat at Barcelona.

Nico Williams' 3-goal partners are undefeated in 12 games, 9 wins and 3 draws, and they are on an ongoing streak of 4 wins in a row against Atlético Madrid 2-0, against Las Palmas 1- 0, in Seville 0-2 and in Eibar 0-3, double from Villalibre in the 1/16 final of the Copa del Rey last weekend. Real Sociedad, 4th, which is 6 lengths behind its opponent of the day, is undefeated in 12 matches, 6 wins and 6 draws. Imanol Alguacil's players have just painfully returned to victory in the Copa del Rey in Malaga 0-1 after 4 draws in a row in Lombardy against Inter Milan 0-0, against Betis Sevilla 0-0, in Cadiz CF 0-0 and ahead of Deportivo Alaves 1-1 on January 2 during the last day of La Liga. Real Sociedad still has Andre Silva, Kubo, Merquelanz, Remiro, Sadiq and Traore missing in its ranks, which could be detrimental to it during this Basque derby.

Both teams have found the net in just two of the most recent 12 top-flight fixtures involving Ath Bilbao, so it is quite rare for this to happen when they take to the field. It has been a virtually identical story as far as Real Sociedad are concerned, as 11 of their previous 13 matches at this level have seen at least one of the two keepers emerge with a clean sheet.